This most recent horrific tragedy -- the mass murder of congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh -- hits very close to home: it's the home synagogue of one of my cousins and her family. I learned about the terrible event because her daughter 'checked...

This post is courtesy of my blogging for Nimrod Literary Journal -- a wonderful journal of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, & more. I've been associated with Nimrod almost all my writing life, with short hiatuses when I moved away from Tulsa. I adore it....

In an earlier post, I mentioned I was going to revisit the topic of white people & living with/among racists. I'm trying to get my head around how we -- those people who fight for social justice, who try to live our lives grounded in Buddhist (&, to be honest,...

In a much-needed break from all the pain of the current national tragedy of government, let's take tea together. Virtually speaking, of course. Because in the UK, it's Afternoon Tea Week! That means we need to talk tea, for at least a little bit. Almost as good as...

As we continue to settle in to our home in Virginia, people will sometimes ask ~ Wasn't it hard to leave your home of 20+ years in Oklahoma? Don't you miss it? I don't really know how to respond, truthfully. Of course I miss people I love, who remain in that proudly...

I watched the most amazing half-hour series yesterday -- Poetry in America's 1st episode in this spring's offerings. Centred on the iconic Emily Dickinson, and her poem "I cannot dance upon my toes," it's one of the few poetry specials I remember to make manifest the...